Re: was Labor weekend now horses

I heard at the IL Master Gardener conference, that old windows could  
make a nice garden gate, mounted between two posts.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Sep 8, 2006, at 7:28 AM, Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:

> You could have used those old windows to make some nice cold frames in
> Illinois!  Are there enough to make a small greenhouse?  LOL!!!   
> Fence posts
> would make some nice edging material if left level with the soil or  
> slightly
> above the soil (so your mower will go over the edge smoothly for  
> ease of
> mowing.)  And those bricks would also make nice edging and/or  
> wonderful
> paths through your shade or sun gardens.  I wouldn't mind having your
> "junk," Andrea!  It sounds like you have the makings for some  
> wonderful hard
> scape for your garden, though I'm not fond of dealing with bugs  
> like that
> either!  LOL!!!
>
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]  
> On Behalf
> Of Andrea Hodges
> Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 6:32 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: [CHAT] was Labor weekend now horses
>
> Something I've always wanted to do and keep putting off is to learn  
> to ride
> a horse comfortably and know how to saddle, etc. I've got my first  
> riding
> lesson on September 23rd. I'm so excited.
>
> I labored some in the garden over the weekend but not nearly as  
> much as you
> Cyndi! Wow. I'm truly impressed. If I had you and Theresa here I  
> could have
> my new shade garden ready to plant in no time. I did splurge and  
> buy four
> Smith and Hawken plant stand from a lady who is moving. They are  
> very cool
> and hold tons of stuff. I've managed to get quite a collection of  
> orchids
> working at the Garden Gate since no one know how to take care of  
> them and
> they all looked like crap. They got sent home with me. LOL! I'm  
> actually off
> this Saturday so I've got more plans to get the shade garden  
> cleared out. If
> only there wasn't so much "junk" in there I could start planting  
> right away.
>
> It's still got piles of bricks, fence posts, old windows, etc that  
> need to
> be moved and I am NOT looking forward to it. I just know the bricks  
> will be
> teeming with Palmetto bugs, or, the southern version of a giant  
> cockroach
> that can fly. Bugs don't normally bother me, but those things freak  
> me out.
> I have no problem squishing one, but hoards of them make me feel  
> like I've
> been dumped into the middle of a bad sci-fi movie. Shiver shiver!
>
> I got some Salvia gregii 'Cherry Queen' this week which is one of my
> favorites, and a very cool Alocasia 'Polly' that is on my front  
> porch. Also
> a new lime green ceramic pot for 50% off and a few other odds and  
> ends. I'm
> very much looking forward to less humid weather so I can play out  
> there for
> hours.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bonnie Holmes" <holmesbm@usit.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 4:34 PM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Labor weekend
>
>
>> You really labored!!!  All my friends with horses say that they do  
>> take a
>> lot of work.
>>
>> We finally got some cooler weather and great rain...the kind that  
>> softly
>> comes down for hours and really soaks into the soil...caught up  
>> about five
>> inches.  I put up some posts and rails along the veggie garden,  
>> did lots
>> of
>> weeding, and am trying to catch up with pruning moving plants, and  
>> taking
>> up bulbs, etc.  I had planted a lot of kitchen mulch in some new  
>> garden
>> areas that resulted in volunteer cantaloupes...the hot weather  
>> before this
>> rain gave us some wonderful melons...large and sweet.
>>
>> My neighbor who has a large veggie garden said that her okra  
>> didn't do
>> well
>> this year, too.
>>
>> Today, I started digging up crocosmia...have some red and a sort  
>> of golden
>> orange if anyone wants some.
>>
>>
>>> [Original Message]
>>> From: Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>> Date: 9/6/2006 1:05:34 PM
>>> Subject: [CHAT] Labor weekend
>>>
>>> I finally got through all the mail you guys generated. Sounds like
>>> everyone had a pretty good weekend and there was even some rain  
>>> where it
>>> was needed.
>>> We labored much over the Labor Day weekend but alas, not much of  
>>> it was
>>> in the garden. Mostly we are adjusting to the new horse. Thursday  
>>> we had
>>> corral fences delivered to extend the two stalls. After looking  
>>> at the
>>> original installation we decided it didn't take as much space as  
>>> we'd
>>> expected and we were able to give them more room, so we bought the
>>> extra. So, take down the old, move the horse out of the way, take  
>>> down
>>> the cross-fence to allow in the delivery truck. All I can say is  
>>> thank
>>> heaven the delivery guys were willing to install the new fences,  
>>> because
>>> they were 24' long instead of 12' and correspondingly more heavy,  
>>> and
>>> while I'm not weak I'm no match for guys - husband and I would have
>>> spent hours wrestling those things into place and instead it took  
>>> maybe
>>> 45 minutes.
>>> Since we just gained so much time we then put up the fences for  
>>> the 50'
>>> round pen. That was only a couple hours too. Of course it's  
>>> getting hot
>>> by then so we collapsed in the hammock under the tree. But  
>>> husband could
>>> not rest...he decided to start the concrete work under our  
>>> vehicle gate.
>>> Between the back and the front there are several big gates, and  
>>> this one
>>> had a long section of cattle panel - very heavy welded wire -  
>>> over the
>>> ground to keep the dogs from digging out. We decided that we  
>>> didn't want
>>> the horse walking on that and if we dug a trench and filled it with
>>> concrete right under the gate, it would work as a barrier. So off he
>>> goes with his shovel. It's dead of summer of course, this is the  
>>> desert,
>>> so the ground was like rock. The shovel was discarded in favor of a
>>> pickaxe. After watching him turn beet red within seconds I  
>>> figured I'd
>>> better help so there's the two of us, pickaxing away at a 12' long
>>> trench. Then we had to go get the concrete, 25 bags at 60 pounds  
>>> apiece
>>> which we loaded into the truck. Then we mixed the concrete and  
>>> filled
>>> the trench, and since he was mixing, I got to move all those bags  
>>> again.
>>> And when we were done with THAT, I went for my 3 mile walk with my
>>> friend, who was getting snarky about me giving her all these  
>>> excuses for
>>> not walking because I was busy with the horse.
>>> So that was Thursday. If you think that was a lot of work, why  
>>> yes it
>>> was, thank you for noticing. :-)
>>> I'd also like to know why all that calorie expenditure didn't  
>>> show up on
>>> the scale. Life is not fair. But anyway...
>>> The good part is that what we did on Thursday was my husband's  
>>> entire
>>> to-do list for the weekend. He got a lot more little jobs done  
>>> over the
>>> next few days so that was helpful. We worked the horse a number of
>>> times, quite educational for all of us. I picked bell peppers and
>>> stuffed them for the freezer, and I made pesto and froze it. I  
>>> had to
>>> tackle a heck of a lot of grass in the herb bed to get to the  
>>> basil, but
>>> the worst of it is out of there. The basil has gone to seed  
>>> pretty much
>>> but I cut it back and with luck I'll get another few cups of pesto
>>> before it freezes in October. There are few zillion peppers, I have
>>> plans and just need the time to deal with them. Zucchini and  
>>> cukes still
>>> producing but a massive attack of aphids has arrived - I sprayed  
>>> with
>>> light oil, so we'll see if I did any good. Maybe I'll go in there  
>>> with
>>> the hose and spray real hard in a couple days. I'm getting enough
>>> eggplant to make me happy, there are no tomatoes to speak of, and  
>>> the
>>> melons are pretty much worthless. I'm not growing honeydew ever  
>>> again -
>>> despite reading many descriptions I am having terrible luck guessing
>>> when they're ripe, either I get dry and tasteless or fermented melon
>>> bombs. I like cantaloupes better anyway. I'm surprised I am not  
>>> getting
>>> much okra, I thought that was like zucchini in terms of mass  
>>> production,
>>> but there are only a couple pods a day out of maybe six plants. Not
>>> enough water maybe.
>>> I had planned on digging and moving a lot of bearded iris but  
>>> never got
>>> to it, that needs to be done. The dry garden still has russian sage,
>>> salvia greggii, germander sage and the desert willow blooming. I  
>>> haven't
>>> seen the zauschneria blooming yet and I'm kinda curious why not.  
>>> There
>>> are a few roses and the sedum is making big blossom heads but  
>>> they are
>>> not open yet. Liriope looks very nice this time of year with its  
>>> purple
>>> spikes, I should start dividing some of the bigger clumps.
>>> At our fair I talked to a guy from one of the local conservation
>>> districts, he has native California juniper available. I have been
>>> looking for that for my back fence so next month - if I remember  
>>> - I'll
>>> drive that way and see if I can get one or two. He said they grow  
>>> slowly
>>> but I'm hoping with a little extra water I can speed it up. He  
>>> also said
>>> that they are pretty hard to germinate which may explain why I  
>>> never see
>>> any seedlings around the one in my yard. I am sure having a time  
>>> getting
>>> stuff to establish back there. But I have two mesquite planted this
>>> spring that look pretty good, another two saltbush, and even the
>>> manzanita is not looking too bad. The elderberry all croaked, oh  
>>> well,
>>> and one each of mesquite and saltbush didn't make it.  
>>> Well...another ten
>>> or fifteen years I guess before it looks good...then no doubt we'll
>>> decide to move.
>>>
>>> Cyndi
>>>
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